Hindu !!

Hindu ( pronunciation(help- ·info)) refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious- and culturalsystems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion (i.e.Hinduism, Jain- ism, Buddhism or Sikhism).[- 1] In common use today, it refers to an adherent of Hinduism.

The word Hindu is derived (through Persian) from theSanskrit word Sindhu, the historic local name for the Indus River in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent(modern day Pakistan and Northern India).[2][a] According to Gavin Flood, "The actual term Hindu first occurs as a Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus (Sanskrit: Sindhu)".[2] The termHindu then was a geographical term and did not refer to a religion.[b]